University of Edinburgh Financial Datasets contract award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 13:01.

Opportunity overview

The University of Edinburgh are purchasing licences to access financial datasets required for research and teaching purposes.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

S&P Global

Matched by normalised name

Contract value: £368.2k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 30 Sept 2026
Award ID: 096472-2026-NCA31158-1
Status: active
Location: London, UKI31, EC2Y 9LY, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV72320000 — Database services

Lots

The University of Edinburgh are purchasing licences to financial datasets to support education and research. The contract is for an initial period of 12 months, with the option to extend by five further periods of 12 months. Additional information: NB: this contract was awarded by negotiated procedure without prior publication. Therefore no award criteria was utilised. The system does not allow for this to be optional.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: NCA31158
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen: The University have awarded a contract to S&P Global for the provision of financial datasets via the negotiated procedure without prior publication on the basis of the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72320000
Description: Database services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id: D_PROTECT_RIGHTS
Description: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: The University of Edinburgh are purchasing licences to financial datasets to support education and research. The contract is for an initial period of 12 months, with the option to extend by five further periods of 12 months. Additional information: NB: this contract was awarded by negotiated procedure without prior publication. Therefore no award criteria was utilised. The system does not allow for this to be optional.
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Quality
Type: quality
Description: 90

Criterion 2

Type: price
Description: 10

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72320000
Description: Database services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKM75

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: University Of Edinburgh
Id: GB-FTS-2023

Identifier

Legal Name: University Of Edinburgh

Address

Street Address: Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Locality: Edinburgh
Region: UKM75
Postal Code: EH1 1HT
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Suzanne Toole
Telephone: +44 1316502759
Email: suzie.toole@ed.ac.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.ed.ac.uk ↗
Buyer Profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107 ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: BODY_PUBLIC
Description: Body governed by public law

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 09
Description: Education

Organisation 2

Name: S&P Global
Id: GB-FTS-187523

Identifier

Legal Name: S&P Global

Address

Street Address: 25 Ropemaker St
Locality: London
Region: UKI31
Postal Code: EC2Y 9LY
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large

Organisation 3

Name: Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Id: GB-FTS-1637

Identifier

Legal Name: Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Address

Street Address: Sheriff Court House, 27 Chambers Street
Locality: Edinburgh
Postal Code: EH1 1LB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 096472-2026-NCA31158-1
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-FTS-187523
Name: S&P Global

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 096472-2026-NCA31158-1
Award ID: 096472-2026-NCA31158-1
Status: active
Date Signed: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 368,153
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH1 1HT · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

096472-2026award, contract · 13 Oct 2026, 11:44

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The University of Edinburgh published an award and contract notice for financial-dataset licences supporting research and teaching. The notice records an active award to S&P GLOBAL LIMITED and a contract value of £368,153; the contract record gives a signed date of 1 October 2026.

Published outcome signals

Notice publication13 October 2026Evidence: Notice published_at: 2026-10-13T11:44:17+01:00.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 096472-2026-NCA31158-1 has status active.
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 096472-2026-NCA31158-1 has status active.

91% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 096472-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078664
First published: 13 Oct 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 13:01
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award and contract notice published; award and contract records are marked active. The related lot is, however, marked cancelled in the supplied source data.

Market significance

This is a £368,153 direct award for specialist financial data access, justified by exclusive rights including intellectual property rights.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

S&P GLOBAL LIMITED

98% confidence

Award 096472-2026-NCA31158-1 · Lots 1 · 368153 GBP · verified

View supporting evidence

Verified company name and number 04185146 supplied for source supplier S&P Global. The sole award relates to lot 1; the linked contract value is £368,153.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice publication

99% confidence

13 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Notice published_at: 2026-10-13T11:44:17+01:00.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award 096472-2026-NCA31158-1 has status active.

Contract status

98% confidence

Active

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Contract 096472-2026-NCA31158-1 has status active.

Contract signed date

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.

Related lot status

99% confidence

Cancelled

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Lot 1 status is cancelled, despite the related award and contract being marked active.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value

99% confidence

£368,153

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Contract 096472-2026-NCA31158-1 value: 368153 GBP.

Lot value

99% confidence

Unknown

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No value is supplied for lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Contract signed

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-01.

Notice published

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Award/contract notice published_at is 2026-10-13.

Initial term

94% confidence

12 months

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Lot 1 description states an initial period of 12 months.

Extension options

94% confidence

Up to five further periods of 12 months

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Lot 1 description states an option to extend by five further 12-month periods.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Licences for financial datasets for research and teaching

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Process and lot descriptions state that financial dataset licences are being purchased to support education, research and teaching.

Service classification

99% confidence

Database services (CPV 72320000)

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Tender classification and item additional classification specify CPV 72320000, Database services.

Delivery region

94% confidence

UKM75

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The procurement item identifies delivery address region UKM75.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Limited: negotiated procedure without prior publication

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Procurement method is limited; procurementMethodDetails states award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

Direct-award rationale

99% confidence

Protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

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The rationale classification and narrative state that services can be provided only by a particular operator due to protected exclusive rights, including IP rights.

Competition information

96% confidence

No competition or bid-count information supplied

View supporting evidence

The notice says the contract was awarded by negotiated procedure without prior publication and supplies no bid count.

Award criteria

90% confidence

Not utilised according to the notice narrative

View supporting evidence

Lot description says no award criteria was utilised, although system-populated criteria show Quality 90 and Price 10.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract record

99% confidence

Active contract record; signed 1 October 2026

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Contract status is active and dateSigned is 2026-10-01.

Term structure

94% confidence

12-month initial period, with up to five 12-month extensions

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Lot 1 description states this term structure.

Maximum potential duration

90% confidence

Up to 72 months if all stated extensions are exercised

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Calculated from one initial 12-month period plus five possible 12-month extensions; exercise is not confirmed.

Start and end dates

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

contract_start_at and contract_end_at are not supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial route

99% confidence

Specialist-data direct award based on asserted exclusive rights

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The stated direct-award rationale is protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.

Supplier opportunity

94% confidence

Future continuation is possible but not committed

View supporting evidence

The notice provides extension options, but does not confirm that any option will be exercised.

Value interpretation

98% confidence

£368,153 is the linked contract value, not a separately published lot value

View supporting evidence

The contract contains the value; lot 1 has no stated value.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

91%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078664
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

University Of Edinburgh

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Buyer party legal name is University Of Edinburgh.

Buyer type

98% confidence

Body governed by public law; education function

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Buyer classifications are TED_CA_TYPE BODY_PUBLIC and COFOG 09 Education.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Buyer address is Charles Stewart House, Edinburgh, EH1 1HT.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified supplier

99% confidence

S&P GLOBAL LIMITED

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification supplies verified company name S&P GLOBAL LIMITED, company number 04185146, status verified.

Source trading/name form

99% confidence

S&P Global

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The source supplier party and award supplier name are S&P Global.

Supplier scale

94% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details classify the supplier scale as large.

Supplier location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Supplier party address is 25 Ropemaker St, London, EC2Y 9LY.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension potential

94% confidence

Buyer may extend by up to five additional 12-month periods

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Lot description explicitly provides this option.

Renewal timing estimate

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No contract start or end date is supplied, so a renewal timing estimate cannot be calculated.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Contradictory lifecycle data

99% confidence

Active award and contract records are linked to a cancelled lot

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Award and contract statuses are active, while related lot 1 status is cancelled. The supplied data does not explain the discrepancy.

Award criteria inconsistency

99% confidence

Narrative says award criteria were not utilised, while structured criteria list Quality 90 and Price 10

View supporting evidence

Both statements appear in the lot data. No basis is supplied to reconcile them.

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Verified

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification status is verified, with verified company name S&P GLOBAL LIMITED and company number 04185146.

Information not supplied in the published notice

99% confidence

No contract start/end dates, tender deadline, bid count, pricing breakdown or individual lot value

View supporting evidence

Relevant source fields are null or absent.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source data contains an unresolved status contradiction: the award and contract are active but the sole related lot is cancelled.
The notice narrative says award criteria were not utilised, but the structured lot data lists Quality 90 and Price 10; the source does not reconcile this.
No contract start date or end date is published; renewal timing cannot be estimated.
No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation outcome, pricing breakdown or individual lot value is supplied.
The £368,153 figure is published on the linked contract, while no separate lot value is provided.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the University of Edinburgh Financial Datasets award?

The award names S&P GLOBAL LIMITED, verified under company number 04185146. The source notice uses the name S&P Global.

What is the contract value?

The linked contract record states £368,153.

Was the contract competitively advertised?

The notice states that it used a negotiated procedure without prior publication, justified by protection of exclusive rights including intellectual property rights.

When was the contract signed?

The contract record gives a signed date of 1 October 2026.

How long can the arrangement run?

The notice describes an initial 12-month period with options for up to five further 12-month periods. Contract start and end dates are not supplied.

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Financial Datasets

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

S&P Global

Classification

Lots

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Classification

Covered By

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Award criteria

Criteria

Items and delivery

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Roles

Details

Identifier

Address

Roles

Award information

Related lots

Suppliers

Contracts and changes

Value

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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